KUCHING: Sarawak hopes to reopen its border to facilitate the tourism industry to resume normal operations following the recent reopening of Langkawi Island to tourists. Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah disclosed that the federal Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri
KUCHING: Datuk Peter Minos says allocating development funds to the opposition is reasonable if the Sarawak government has the resources. He was responding to a call by non-governmental organisation Rise of Social Efforts on adopting a policy of allocating development funds to opposition lawmakers, on Friday (Sept 17). At the
KUCHING: The development in Sarawak has spanned many facets of community lives since the formation of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS), said Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi. According to the Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs & DBKU), there were many developments implemented by the Sarawak government that
KUCHING: Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah has called on the federal transport ministry to look into the high cost of airline tickets so that everyone can afford to travel. In saying this, the minister of Tourism, Arts, and Culture said that he has been monitoring ticket prices for a few
KUCHING: President of the Sarawak Teachers Union (STU), Adam Prakash Abdullah yesterday (Sept 13) pointed out that students would be at a distinct disadvantage if they did not participate in face-to-face interactions in schools. “Everyone must understand that school education is more than merely going to school to complete the
KUCHING: The relevant authorities have been urged to ensure that all Malaysian teachers are fully vaccinated, as it was recently reported in the news that about 1,500 instructors had not been vaccinated, said Datuk Seri Doris Brodie. According to the Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) Women chief, the measure is crucial
KUCHING: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Institute of Health and Community Medicine (IHCM) has once again confirmed that the Delta variant is currently the dominant circulating Covid-19 variant in the state. Genomic sequencing of SARS-COV 2 variants is used to confirm the findings. According to IHCM director Prof Dr David Perera,
KUCHING: Parents are now very responsive to the vaccination programme for children aged 16 to 17 as they have a better understanding and awareness of the importance of immunisation, especially with the reopening of schools soon. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said
KUCHING: Parents are warming in to their children’s vaccination because they want the children to be protected against the virus once they return to school in October. According to Pantai Damai assemblyman Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi, the vaccination programme involving 16 and 17-year-old teenagers in his constituency has received
KUCHING: The enhanced movement control order (EMCO) has been imposed at 14 new localities in four districts of the state. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the localities were located in the districts of Bintulu, Lubok Antu, Subis and Betong. “In the Bintulu district, the EMCO was enforced at
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